Nix offered a possible explanation for Papich’s strange behavior

Alexander "Nix" Levin believes that Vitaly "Arthas" Tsal, better known as Papich, continues to "sell himself" for the sake of hype and love of the audience.

The former eSportsman spoke about this during a stream on Twitch:

"I can't understand what's going on in his head. No joke. I heard, but I can't understand. He has money for the rest of his life. Why does he continue to sell himself? I can't understand it. It's strange to me. Considering how frugally he lives, he has enough for ten lifetimes. Why sell himself and pretend that he was bought for a lot of money? I don't understand. It's very strange. Maybe he's hyping it this way. Maybe he likes the attention of the audience, and he does it"

Nix noted that Papich has probably already accumulated enough money to last for several lifetimes. According to the streamer, he no longer needs money, and he does his actions for the sake of popularity and the attention of his adoring viewers.

Papic himself has not yet responded to Nix's statements, but recently announced his return to Dota 2, emphasizing that he did so for a very large sum of money.

Recall that Nix previously explained why Topson decided not to return to the professional Dota 2 scene.